New Books Celebrate Faith & Motherhood
As Mother’s Day approaches in the United States, award-winning reporter Emily McFarlan Miller profiles several books celebrating faith and mothering that were released this year.
Reading Scripture with Imagination
Complete relationships with other people, and with God in Scripture, require imagination. Why? Because imagination creates the context for empathy and intimacy.
Big Questions About Prayer
We can’t know why God grants some requests and not others. Sometimes we simply sit in the great cosmic silence and allow ourselves to be quietly transformed as the Lord deems best.
The Spiritual Practice of Forgiveness
Unforgiveness can weaken your immune system, hike up your heart rate, increase stress hormones … But what unforgiveness puts out of whack, forgiveness restores to equilibrium.
Destination: New Orleans Museum Of Art
Christian art isn’t so unusual at major art museums in the United States. A great number feature works highlighting the Judeo-Christian tradition. One such museum is the New Orleans Museum of Art.
Destination: Saint Patrick's Cathedral
St. Patrick’s continues to be the spiritual center of New York and the United States. It has become the place where people come to pray, mourn and celebrate God in a setting that honors Him in a way few others do.
‘His Story’ Musical to debut in Texas
On May 5, “His Story”—a new musical about the life of Jesus—will begin previews just north of Dallas in a “tent village” designed and built for the show’s open-ended run.
Two New Religious Horror Films
Two Christian horror movies hit theaters: “The Pope’s Exorcist,” a Hollywood exorcism film starring Russel Crowe, and “Nefarious,” an indie faith-based film from the team behind “God’s Not Dead.”
New Movie ‘On A Wing And A Prayer’
“On a Wing and a Prayer” follows Doug White’s (Dennis Quaid) harrowing journey to safely land a plane and save his entire family after their pilot dies unexpectedly mid-flight.
The Other Merton — Thomas’ Brother
Lesser known to the world than his older brother, Thomas, is the remarkable life of John Paul Merton. John Paul makes appearances in “The Seven Storey Mountain” but mainly seems overlooked, a footnote in the Thomas Merton legend.
Destination: The Book Of Kells
Trinity College in Dublin holds many treasures for the curious pilgrim, including one of the crown jewels of Christian literature: The Book of Kells, with its sacred truths illuminated with beautiful symbols and pictures.
Exploring Church Drinking Culture
Erin Jean Warde’s “Sober Spirituality” is a hope-filled invitation to reconsider the narratives that society, individuals, and even religious communities can tell us about alcohol.
Destination: Museum Of The Bible
The Bible can often be a daunting book, and the Museum of the Bible does a good job connecting it to the everyday lives of people. Visitors will see elaborate galleries and things for people of all ages.
Destination: Normandy And Lourdes
For such a secular country, there are certainly lots of religious symbols to be found in France. Indeed, the country and many of its citizens pride themselves on the principle of laicite—French for secularism—but is there really an absence of religion in public life? Not really.
The Spiritual Practice of Pilgrimage
Going on a journey is an act of surrender. It’s also an act of exchange. Jesus said, “Whoever loses his life for my sake will find it” (Matthew 10:39). When we surrender the valuable things of this world, even for a time, we get what’s most valuable in return.
Author Cormac McCarthy’s Turn to Spirituality
Known for his exquisite writing and insightful commentary, McCarthy’s two new and unexpected novels—"The Passenger" and "Stella Maris”—prove to be his most religious yet.
Beth Moore’s Memoir Tender and Gracious
In a tender, gracious, and heartbreaking new book, the beloved Bible teacher and former Southern Baptist recalls the people and the God who saved her from the chaos of her childhood.
What the Heck Is Christian Cannibalism
Christian Pinkston, whose firm represents 'He Gets Us,’ makes the case that our habit of attacking ‘our own’ on peripheral topics—especially in public—is obstructive to the spread of the gospel.
Lonnie Frisbee: long strange trip
One of the most captivating and distinctive personalities in the “Jesus Revolution” is Lonnie Frisbee, whose memory is revived through brilliant portrayal by actor Jonathan Roumie.
The 2023 Oscars And Religion
It’s no surprise that every year Oscar-nominated movies have a lot to say about religion. Religion is a big part of the world, and the the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, for good or ill, largely decides the most important movies that shape culture.